Neon-Tinged Kooky Neo-Noir Film 'The Other Laurens' Official Trailer

"You're a real sicko, aren't you?" Yellow Veil Pics has posted an official trailer for an indie French thriller called The Other Laurens, made by quirky Belgian filmmaker Claude Schmitz. This originally premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Directors' Fortnight sidebar, and it also played at Fantastic Fest in the fall. Gabriel Laurens is a private detective. When his niece, Jade, asks him to investigate her dad's death, Gabriel must confronts the ghosts of his past... He finds himself caught up in a strange investigation mixing pretense, fantasy, and drug trafficking. It's described as a "deadpan detective story" in which he "is mistaken for his shady twin brother in this absurdist comedy." Starring Olivier Rabourdin, Louise Leroy, Kate Moran, Marc Barbé, Tibo Vandenborre, and Edwin Gaffney. The filmmaker explains: "To me, true freedom lies in the fact of freeing oneself from the boundaries that are specific to genres..." This looks super kinky and strange and alluring and trippy and funny. What is even going on here?! Gotta watch to find out... // Continue Reading ›

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